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Reconstruction of the Development of Voegelin's Idea of Totalitarian Rule
Petrová, Eliška ; Německý, Marek (advisor) ; Minářová, Markéta (referee)
The thesis "Reconstruction of the Development of Voegelin's Idea of Totalitarian Rule" traces the evolution of Eric Voegelin's understanding of totalitarian governance. Voegelin is noteworthy as an anti-Nazi political theorist, a native German who was compelled to emigrate from Vienna to the USA due to his views, where he continued his studies on totalitarianism. His concept of totalitarianism is examined primarily through the Nazi regime of the Third Reich and its critique. The work is divided into three parts: the first part derives the conception of totalitarianism primarily from Voegelin's work in the pre-war and war periods; the second follows the development of his views post-war; the third part compares Voegelin's views with those of the Nazi philosopher Carl Schmitt. This comparison reveals contrasting perspectives on Nazism, totalitarianism, and political power, providing deeper insight into the diversity of theoretical stances towards totalitarian systems of the era. By examining the views of these ideologically opposed authors, we can envisage what the intellectual debate about political systems might have looked like during World War II. Beyond political systems, Voegelin's views also touch upon contemporary society and long-term trends within it, such as the decline of faith. The...
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The Country Image of The Czech Republic from the Perspective of Japanese
Oka, Kohei ; Marková, Alena (advisor) ; Minářová, Markéta (referee)
The question of this study is how the Japanese imagine the Czech Republic. The aim of this study is to clarify the factors that constitute the image of the Czech Republic through the interview survey. It is apparent that, overall, the respondents do not have an image of the Czech Republic as economically developed. On the other hand, there is a tendency for respondents to consider working conditions and the level of education to be good or at least above a certain level. With regard to security, more people imagine that the Czech Republic is safe than those who imagine that the Czech Republic is not safe. Most respondents also indicated that the Czech Republic has an image of ethnic diversity. The image of Czechs' character is frequently expressed with words such as serious, diligent, hard-working, honest, calm, and laid-back. Many respondents imagined the Czech Republic as a comfortable country to live in. The two factors that seemed to influence the formation of the Czech image in this interview survey are "culture and arts" and "historical background," which includes Eastern Europe, socialism and communism, Russia and the Soviet Union. The "culture and art" factor evoked positive images such as "beautiful," "admired," and "high standard," while the "historical background" factor evoked negative...
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Weaving two worlds: A Moroccan Narrative of Adaptation in Prague
Boulghazi, Firdaousse ; Černý, Karel (advisor) ; Minářová, Markéta (referee)
Immigration or relocation offers a valuable opportunity to explore the impact of a new environment on the cultural repertoire or identity of a specific group. This qualitative study delves into the adaptation experiences of 17 Moroccan nationals residing in Prague. The focus is placed on their adept navigation of cultural differences, the strategies employed to overcome challenges during the adaptation process, and the revelation of the pivotal role played by social networks and support systems in their transition to Prague life. A carefully designed semi-structured interview protocol was used to gather detailed data. The data analysis followed the principles of constructive grounded theory methodology, aiming to develop a deep understanding and identify patterns in the collected information. Through systematic coding and continuous comparison, several significant themes emerged from the data: Cultural Dichotomy: Navigating Two Worlds (a); Bonds of Belonging: Building Bridges with Fellow Moroccans (b); Chasing Integration: Struggles and Strategies in Prague (c), Unveiling Identities: Negotiating Individuality in a Foreign Land (d).
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"Stay Safe/Stay United/Stay In Touch" - Experiential communitas, belonging, and participation in Prague's electronic dance music scene during the COVID-19 pandemic
Gere, Nóra ; Šubrt, Jiří (advisor) ; Minářová, Markéta (referee)
With the social distancing measures related to COVID-19, the party life in the Czech Republic went through major changes. Offline parties were no longer possible within the governmental framework. Practices that previously were self-evident became impossible to maintain. Attendees were pushed to rely on the online possibilities of scene participation or invent novel modes to stay connected. Through an analysis of both online and offline participation, this paper examines how their sense of community and belonging to the electronic dance music (EDM) scene changed during the pandemic. The data was collected via multiple methods. The core of the research is semi-structured interviews, fieldnotes, and netnography. Moreover, data from an online questionnaire was used to triangulate and thicken the findings. This research aimed to outline the core features of a party and the attendees' practices and values that construct or re-enforce belonging and feeling of community. For the analysis, a theoretical framework building on the concepts of communitas by Victor Turner and connectedness by Tim Olaveson was used. The data revealed that a good event heavily relies on the corporeal and physical. Therefore, the term experiential communitas was introduced as a concept which describes this special, sensory-...
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Identity and Euroscepticism at odds with EU institutions and Grand Strategy
Azzaoui, Oumaima ; Černý, Karel (advisor) ; Minářová, Markéta (referee)
Identity and Euroscepticism at odds with EU institutions and Grand Strategy. Abstract: During a very volatile time in which uncertainty ranks high, the EU faces a multitude of challenges in pursuit of maintaining its hold with the state members, promote and overlook the continuity of its interests both continentally and on an international level, all while overlooking the constituent members' economic, diplomatic and political sectors. Under such pretense, many questions arise on how the EU handles all of this, for that specifically I composed this thesis that combines different topics in different fields to have a better understanding at where the EU is heading as an international organization. Identity is a driving factor in identifying and self-categorizing with the EU for all of elites, citizens and even corporate bodies. Another phenomenon that can be brought up when speaking of identity is Euroscepticism where identity can have unbalanced grounds after a streak of crises that the EU has gone through, and last Grand Strategy as an academic field is most interesting to understand the EU's strategic initiatives. All of these can be looked at through the EU's institutional framework that provides a compelling basis to understand the EU as a whole. Keywords: EU - Union - Euroscepticism - Identity - Grand...
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Legislature related to legionnaires and war veterans between 1918 and 1922 - its illustration in parliamentary debates and printed media
Hainzová, Petra ; Štemberk, Jan (advisor) ; Minářová, Markéta (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to analyze post-war legislation related to legionnaires and injured war veterans as it was debated in parliament and reported on in standard media outlets. The analyzed period is from 1918 to 1922. The thesis will also strive to compare the legislatively preferred legions with regular soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian army. Research will be conducted using minutes from parliament's sessions and selected newspapers and magazines. The analysis will show that laws intended for the legions' benefit did not have a great impact in real life and were often not upheld according to parliament sessions and printed media. The difficult circumstances of the legionnaires who arrived back home later than regular troops, did not particularly interest the general population any longer, as the post-war situation was hard for everyone.
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Slovak Germans during the Second World War
Stachová, Monika ; Štemberk, Jan (advisor) ; Minářová, Markéta (referee)
The master thesis focuses on German population living in Slovakia during the Second World War. Moreover, it examines the way the status of Germans was changing after Slovak autonomy had been established and which role did Deutsche Partei led by Franz Karmasin play in this process. The political party attempted to form collective identity of Carpathian Germans and have control of the entire German social life. The thesis analyzes on political, economical and cultural level how the party suceeded in fulfilling this ambitious purpose or influencing Germans and getting sympathy. Futher, it deals with the wartime aftermaths, retributive justice and coming to terms with the past.
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"Stay Safe/Stay United/Stay In Touch" Community, belonging, and participation in Prague's electronic dance music scene during the COVID-19 pandemic
Gere, Nóra ; Verbuč, David (advisor) ; Minářová, Markéta (referee)
With the social distancing measures related to COVID-19, the party life in the Czech Republic went through gradual changes. Offline parties were no longer possible within the governmental framework. Practices that previously were self-evident became impossible to maintain. Attendees were pushed to rely on the online possibilities of scene participation or invent novel modes to stay connected. Through an analysis of both online and offline participation, this paper examines how their sense of community and belonging to the electronic dance music (EDM) scene changed during the pandemic. The data was collected via multiple methods. The core of the research is semi-structured interviews, fieldnotes, and netnography. Moreover, data from an online questionnaire was used to triangulate and thicken the findings. While outlining their practices and values that construct, or re-enforce belonging and feeling of community, I provided a critical reading of Olaveson's (2004) theory of "connectedness as collective effervescence/communitas" to see whether it can be a workable frame to analyse the party attendees' scene-related experiences in the extreme conditions of a pandemic. My research revealed that participants simultaneously utilized and relied on the possibilities of both the online and the offline places....
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Intentional and unintentional fiction in the oral-historical interviews
Minářová, Markéta ; Vaněk, Miroslav (advisor) ; Krátká, Lenka (referee)
The aim of my thesis is to analyze testimony of narrators from the perspective of scientific psychoanalysis. The thesis will also focus on memory which is at the origin of human thoughts and potential fiction. The thesis is not given only deals strictly by lies but also forgetting which stands for adjusting or accidental embellishing the truth. The aim of my thesis is also determine the extent to memory. Thought is responsible for the inaccuracy of information and understanding the lie was said in full consciousness and with the clear intention fiction and conceals the true past.
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The historical development of the concept Universal Basic Income
Minářová, Markéta ; Hrubec, Marek (advisor) ; Slačálek, Ondřej (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to record The historical development of political and political science concept of Universal Basic Income, it tries to map from its beginnings to the present. This thesis will handle the Universal Basic Income as that described by Thomas More and by Johannes Ludovicus Vives. Thesis will focus on their later critics from series of economic and philosophical thinkers and political scientists. UBI will build on these theorists modern ideas which will then be compared with previous authors. This thesis will show the development and deepening of ideas of Universal Basic Income through comparison of the concept of individual authors.
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